US20080265644A1 - System for Transportation and/or Storage of Persons in Transportation Vehicles - Google Patents

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US20080265644A1
US20080265644A1 US11/576,780 US57678005A US2008265644A1 US 20080265644 A1 US20080265644 A1 US 20080265644A1 US 57678005 A US57678005 A US 57678005A US 2008265644 A1 US2008265644 A1 US 2008265644A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
    • B60N2/3002—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements
    • B60N2/3004—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements by rotation only
    • B60N2/3018—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements by rotation only about vertical axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
    • B60N2/3038—Cushion movements
    • B60N2/304—Cushion movements by rotation only
    • B60N2/3045—Cushion movements by rotation only about transversal axis
    • B60N2/3047—Cushion movements by rotation only about transversal axis the cushion being hinged at the back-rest
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0601—Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0611—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with means for holding the passenger in a standing position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D11/00—Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
    • B64D11/06—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats
    • B64D11/0639—Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats with features for adjustment or converting of seats

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  • the invention refers to a system for transportation and/or storage of persons in transportation vehicles, especially in aircraft etc., comprising “personal transport modules”, hereinafter indicated by PTM, such PTM comprising a person support module, hereinafter indicated by PSM, fit for the relevant person to sit upon. Additionally, such a PTM may comprise a personal luggage (storage) module, hereinafter indicated by PLM, for putting away personal luggage etc., said PLMs being mounted above the person's sitting position.
  • the getting in and out of passengers may be slowed down by obstructions in the aisle, e.g. caused by passengers being busy filling the overhead storages (bins) with their personal luggage.
  • Airlines assign a high priority to reducing the ingress/egress times of the passengers in order to shorten the turn-around-times of the airplanes.
  • the personal transport modules comprise a person support module (PSM), fit for passengers to sit upon, but besides that, enabling the passenger to stand upright in a comfortable way.
  • PSM person support module
  • This PSM encourages posture variation during the flight, thus reducing physical discomfort and negative health effects, while not needing more floor area than a conventional PTM.
  • PLM personal luggage module
  • the preferred PLM has its entrance mainly either at the person's front or back side when sitting.
  • the passenger can use (fill/empty) the storage while using the PSM in its upright standing support position.
  • the velocity of getting in and out of the passengers will be improved because the passengers, filling (or emptying) their personal bins with luggage, will not obstruct the aisles as in conventional aircrafts, as they can do it while standing in their own PTM area.
  • the result of using such novel storages is that the change times of the passengers will be reduced and the turn around times of the airplanes will be shortened, and that passengers do not have to bother other passengers when going to and away from their own PTM area.
  • the PSM may comprise a first support part (backrest) and a second support part (seat), the first support part being movable upwards and downwards, and the second part being pivotally mounted to the first support part around a horizontal axis.
  • the PSM moreover, may comprise means for setting the first and second support part in a first support position in which the first support part has a position fit to act as a backrest and in which the second support part has a position fit to act as a seat.
  • the PSM may comprise means for setting the first and second support part in a second support position, in which both the first support part and the second support part have a position fit for standing or leaning support of the passenger. In said second support position—the stand support position—the first support part preferably is moved upwards and the first and the second support part extend (mainly) vertically and in line with each other.
  • the PSMs preferably are mounted pivotally around a vertical axis. Additionally, the PSMs preferably comprise means for positioning the PSM in a default position, in which the relevant person sits or stands in the vehicle's default transportation direction. Preferably, the PSMs comprise means for positioning the PSM in an auxiliary position, in which the first and second support part are set in the upright support position and in which the first and second support part extend in a previously set direction.
  • the auxiliary positions of the various PSMs are preferably set so as to form paths between them leading to or from one or more entrances and/or exits of the transportation vehicle. These paths facilitate fast evacuation of the passengers.
  • the distance between a first PSM and a second PSM which is in front of the first PSM when the PSMs are in the first—sitting—position is so small that a person cannot stand there in an upright position.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,560 discloses a train compartment in which baggage racks are described which have the entrance at the persons front or back side when sitting.
  • the known arrangement is totally unfit for an airplane because of the huge amount of space between the seats, which space is necessary for creating leg space. Such loss of space is not acceptable for an airplane.
  • the US-publication does not deal with the problems for which the present invention provides the solutions and the skilled person will not consult train-publications when faced with the problems which are specific for airplanes.
  • FIG. 1 shows the interior of an airplane, comprising a number of PSMs.
  • FIG. 2 shows a group of PSMs, some in sitting position, some in standing position (first and second support function).
  • FIG. 3 shows a group of PSMs, in standing position, some pivoted around the vertical axis.
  • FIG. 4 shows a number of PSMs, positioned in their respective auxiliary positions, forming paths to or from the airplane's entrances/exits.
  • FIG. 5 shows a group of PTMs, each comprising a novel PSM and a novel PLM.
  • FIG. 1 shows the interior of an airplane, comprising a number of personal support modules (PSM) 1 .
  • Each module 1 is mounted to the floor 2 of the interior by means of a spindle 3 .
  • the modules 1 are fit to sit upon, to create space for standing and to lean against.
  • the module 1 comprises a first support part 4 and a second support part 5 , the first support part 4 being movable upwards and downwards along the spindle 3 , and the second part 5 being pivotally mounted to the first support part around a horizontal axis.
  • the module 1 moreover, comprises a mechanism (not shown) for setting the first and second support part 4 and 5 in a first support position 6 in which the first support part 4 has a position fit to act as a backrest and in which the second support part 5 has a position fit to act as a seat.
  • the mechanism is also fit for setting the first and second support part 4 and 5 in a second support position 7 , in which both the first support part 4 and the second support part 5 have a position fit for standing or leaning support of a passenger.
  • the first support part 4 is moved upwards along the spindle 3 and the second support part 5 is rotated downwards, resulting in that the first and the second support part extend mainly vertically, in line with each other.
  • the first and second support part could be folded together by rotating the second support part 5 upwards instead of downwards, but that may be disadvantageous as the folded first and second support part will be thicker than when stretched in line with each other as shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show a group of PS modules 1 , some in the first support (“sitting”) position 6 ( FIGS. 2 b and 2 c ), some in standing position 7 ( FIGS. 2 a and 3 ).
  • FIG. 2 a shows the module 1 in its second support position 7 , the first support part 4 being moved upwards along the spindle 3 and the second support part 5 being rotated downwards, resulting in that the first and the second support part extend mainly vertically, in line with each other.
  • the module 1 may be pivotal around the axis of the spindle 3 , to enable to set module 1 into a certain (default or auxiliary) direction. In FIG. 4 this is illustrated further.
  • FIGS. 2 b and 2 c show the first and second support part 4 and 5 of module 1 being set in its first support position 6 in which the first support part 4 has a position fit to act as a backrest and the second support part 5 a position fit to act as a seat.
  • the first support part 4 functioning as a backrest, may be set in different positions, as shown in FIGS. 2 b and 2 c .
  • the second support part 5 functioning as a seat, may be set in different positions and/or heights (not shown explicitly).
  • the backrest 4 may even be set into a “sleep” position and a leg rest may be added to the seat 5 .
  • the module may be rotated—around the spindle 3 —somewhat to the left or to the right. Even a rotation of e.g. 180 degrees may be made possible, e.g. to be able to cushion the effects of a hard landing in case of emergency.
  • neighboring PS modules may be set, at the spindle 3 , at different heights, to realize more room for the passengers' (extending) body parts.
  • FIG. 3 shows that the module 1 is pivotal around the axis of the spindle 3 , to enable to set module 1 into a certain direction, e.g. into a default direction 8 , in which the module may be used during the airplane's flight and the passenger sits or stands in the airplane's flight direction, or into an auxiliary (previously set) direction 9 , enabling that e.g. when passengers get in or out of the airplane under normal or emergency circumstances, the space 10 between the modules 1 , set in their auxiliary position, can be used as (auxiliary) gangways or paths to or from entrances and/or exits of the airplane.
  • FIG. 4 shows a number of modules, positioned in their respective auxiliary positions, forming paths to or from the airplane's entrances/exits 11 and thus improving the flow of passengers.
  • FIG. 5 shows a group of personal transport modules (PTM), each comprising a personal support module (PSM), completed with a personal luggage module (PLM) 12 , perpendicular to the airplane's flight direction.
  • PTM personal transport modules
  • PSM personal support module
  • PLM personal luggage module
  • the storages 12 are mounted above the passengers' in their sitting position and have their entrance 13 either at the passenger's front or—optionally—at the passenger's back side.
  • the PSM 1 is enabled to facilitate and support passengers to sit down as well as to stand upright, the passengers are able to enter—via the entrance 13 at the front or back side—their personal luggage module very easily, without bothering other passengers either during getting in or out the airplane or during the flight.
  • the PLMs are arranged such relative to the PSMs that a person can stand and lean against the PSM in an upright position when the PSM is in the second support position.

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